Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05

AT O'Clock this morning the effects Of
the l6-hour session were visible in the
appearance of the hall of the House it.
sell, and in the memb bers of that body,
The floor was strewn with scraps Of pa
per and remnants of documents and re-
ports. The atmosphere was very i'm
| pure and oppressive, and was well i'm
pregnated with tobacco smoke, notwith-
| standing the repeated appeals of the
| Speaker to members requesting them to
| observe the rule which pro-
hlbits smoking on the floor. Except
ing dozen or more members, whose
zeal IN behalf of their favorite measures
| kept them on the alert to take advantage
Of any opportunity to secure recognition,
the gentlemen Of the House lapsed into
indifference, and stretched on the sofas in
the rear of the hall and in the lobbies,
lounging back in their chairs with their
feet elevated on their desks, or grouping
together In q conversational mood, they
endeavored 10 ward off the WEAKNESS
consequent upon their long vgils.
sLEEPERs IN THE GALLERIES..
In the galleries about twenty persons
remained throughout the night, but as
| most of them were in recumbent and
somnolent attitudes, it was evident that
they were not greatly interested in the
very tame scenes which were enacted IN
ninth Congress.
A few minutes after O'Clock Mr.. Blount
announced that the conference committee
on the post ofhce appropriation bill had
reached an agreement by the recession of
the Senate conterees from the subsidy
amendment. The report was agreed to,
thus disposing of the bill finally.
Mr.. Ward, of Indiana, called up the
veto message on the Senate bill for the
0rQntinO n q h11i1d OF Tofo
| cite, Ind.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, raised the
question OF consideration, and the House
proceeded to kill time until the Legisla-
tive bill came from the Senate.
This bill arrived about O'Clock, and 1t
was Immediately called up by MIR. HOl-
man, who explained that the point of
difference remaining between the two
houses was the item for secretaries for
Senators. After quite heated contro-
Versy between Mr.. TOwnshend, OF Illi-
nois, and Mr.. Cabell, of Virginia, the
former severely crlticizing the House con-
ferees for yielding, as he said, to the dicta-
tion OF the Senate, while the latter vigor-
ously defended them, Mr.. Holman
moved that the House recede from its
disagreement on the Senatorial clerk
amendment.
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania. moved
that the House recede from it's disagree
ment to theamendmert and agree to the
same with an amendment giving clerks
to Representatives.
HOLMAN FINALLY WINS.
Mr.. Holman's motion received a ma
jority vote, but Mr.. Taulbee made the
point of no quorum, which consumed the
time until 1880 O'Clock, when his Oppo-
stion was withdrawn and the motion
| was declared carried, passing the legisla-
tive appropriation bill. Although the
| deficiency bill had not reached the House
yet, on motion of MIR. Long, of Massachu-
sets, the Senate amendments to the bi IL
were Don-cOncurred in and the Speaker
was authorized to appoint conference
committee.
Vain efforts we're made at s O'Clock to
secure an hours recess, but the point of
no quorum being repeatedly made by
members who wished to secure action
upon bills in which they were interested,
a call of the House was ordered.
BANK RESERVE CITIES.
Mr.. Miller, of Texas, presented the con-
ference report on the bill amending Sec
tions 5191 and 5192 OF the Revised Statutes.
The report was agreed to. The bill pro-
yides that whenever three-fourths OF the
national banks IN any city having
tion asking that the name of that city
shall be added to the cities named in sec
tIons 5l91 and 5192, the Comptroller shall
have authority to grant such requests,
and whenever three-f0urths OF the ma
tional banks in cities having 100000
population shall ask that that city shall
be central reserve city, like New York,
the Comptroller shall have authority to
grant such request.
CROWD OF SPECTATORS.
AS early as O'Clock spectators began
TO occupy the galleries, ana an hour be-
fore the expiration OF the Forty-nInth
Congress by Limitation there were at
least . 900 persons present to be In at the
death. The light of day pouring into the
chamber served to disclose more clearly
the WEAKNESS of its occupants and the
untidness Of its appearance.
The vetoed Lafayette, Ind, public build
ing bill still blocked up the way until at
IL O'Clock, on motion of Mr.. Morrison, a
resolution was adopted for the appoint
ment of a committee to inform the Presl-
dent that Congress was ready to adjourn
sine die.
CARLISLE THANKED.
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, Mr.. Hatch, of
Missouri, being in the chair) offered the
following resolution, which was adopted
unanimously by standing vote:
Realized. That the thanks of this House are
hereby rendered 60 Hon. John q. Carlisle,
Speaker. for the courtesy, ability aud fair
ness with which he has presided over the de-
liberations OF the Forty ninth Congress.
Mr. Forney, of Alabama, from the COM
mittee OF conference on the Notifications
appropriation bill. reported a continued
disagreement. Mr.. Randall stated that
the Senate bill Involved an expenditure
of over $40. 900, 900, while the House bill,
which a majority Of the House conferees
was willing to adopt, appropriated
ST. .000,0 900.
The report was accepted and the bill
died.
Mr.. BurHes, of Missouri, presented the
conference report on the general def
cheney bill and 1t was agreed to. 1t con-
tains a provision for the completion of
four steel cruisers, but omits the appro-
priatiOn for the payment OF the Central
Pacific and Choctaw claims.
TURNING BACK THE CLOCK.
In order to enable the bill TO reach the
President before noon the hands of the
clock were turned back ton minutes.
A message was received from the
President announcing his approval OF
various bills.
In order to allow the list of these bills
to be read for the information of the men,
bers, the flight oftime as indicated by the
House CLOCK again took backward
turn,